{"id":34044,"date":"2025-11-09T18:03:16","date_gmt":"2025-11-09T18:03:16","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ny\/34044\/"},"modified":"2025-11-09T18:03:16","modified_gmt":"2025-11-09T18:03:16","slug":"they-met-in-the-fifth-grade-and-now-theyre-celebrating-their-40th-ruby-red-anniversary-meet-miranda-and-michael-inside-out","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ny\/34044\/","title":{"rendered":"They met in the fifth grade and now they\u2019re celebrating their 40th \u2018ruby red\u2019 anniversary: Meet Miranda and Michael | Inside Out"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><a id=\"articleLabel__link\" class=\"articleLabel__link\" href=\"https:\/\/www.silive.com\/entertainment\/\" title=\"Navigate to Entertainment\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">Entertainment<\/a>Updated: Nov. 09, 2025, 12:56 p.m.|Published: Nov. 09, 2025, 12:50 p.m.<img fetchpriority=\"high\" loading=\"eager\" decoding=\"sync\" alt=\"Sala\" class=\"hero-image\" src=\"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ny\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/11\/6T6ASEZTNFCXTLVRWNVDZTU4RY.JPG\"\/>Miranda and Michael Scala in the lobby of the Grand Hotel de Milan, where they&#8217;re ready to explore economic capital of Italy. (Courtesy\/Michael Scala)Staten Island Advance<\/p>\n<p class=\"article__paragraph article__paragraph--left\" id=\"HQ7KVRHC7RB57HZASSUE6LPY2I\">STATEN ISLAND, N.Y. \u2014 Whether it was love at first sight, or a rediscovered love with long-lasting connections, this heartwarming story centers around a loving couple who met as pre-teens, reconnected in high school, and are now celebrating their 40th \u201cruby red\u201d wedding anniversary.<\/p>\n<p class=\"article__paragraph article__paragraph--left\" id=\"ZTZQ5DLETREBDJMC6TFFSK2Z2A\">The 40th is often dubbed \u201cruby,\u201d since it\u2019s the gemstone that represents enduring love, passion, strength \u2014 and commitment \u2014 all of which are necessary to sustain a long lasting union. <\/p>\n<p>As Inside Out columnist, she traces life&#8217;s poignant moments and highlights those whose generosity of spirit contribute to the betterment of Staten Island. As a features writer, she conducts in-depth interviews&#8230; more<\/p>\n<p class=\"article__paragraph article__paragraph--center skimlinks\">If you purchase a product or register for an account through a link on our site, we may receive compensation. By using this site, you consent to our <a href=\"https:\/\/www.advancelocal.com\/advancelocalUserAgreement\/user-agreement.html\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer nofollow\">User Agreement<\/a> and agree that your clicks, interactions, and personal information may be collected, recorded, and\/or stored by us and social media and other third-party partners in accordance with our <a href=\"https:\/\/www.advancelocal.com\/advancelocalUserAgreement\/privacy-policy.html\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer nofollow\">Privacy Policy.<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"EntertainmentUpdated: Nov. 09, 2025, 12:56 p.m.|Published: Nov. 09, 2025, 12:50 p.m.Miranda and Michael Scala in the lobby of&hellip;\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":34045,"comment_status":"","ping_status":"","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[39],"tags":[9,24,63,134,136,135],"class_list":["post-34044","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","category-staten-island","tag-new-york","tag-new-york-city","tag-nyc","tag-staten-island","tag-staten-island-headlines","tag-staten-island-news"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ny\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/34044","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ny\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ny\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ny\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ny\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=34044"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ny\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/34044\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ny\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/34045"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ny\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=34044"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ny\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=34044"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ny\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=34044"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}